Peoples appetites are larger than their physical ability level provides for.
We transitioned from a hunter gatherer, to an agrarian, to an industrial society - because most people needed to do much physical activity to survive, even when food was plentiful.
The information age is much more sedentary, but people have evolved needs to eat a certain amount of volume to feel satiated. The fact that our foods are super nutritious/calorie dense makes matters worse.
We transitioned from a hunter gatherer, to an agrarian, to an industrial society - because most people needed to do much physical activity to survive, even when food was plentiful.
The information age is much more sedentary, but people have evolved needs to eat a certain amount of volume to feel satiated. The fact that our foods are super nutritious/calorie dense makes matters worse.